What does figueira in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word figueira in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use figueira in Portuguese.

The word figueira in Portuguese means fig tree, figueira, figueira, figueira-de-bengala, figueira-do-inferno, folha de figueira, folha de figueira, estramônio, figueira-do-inferno, erva-dos-feitiços, estramônio. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word figueira

fig tree

substantivo feminino (árvore que produz figo) (botany)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

figueira

noun (tree that bears figs)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The fig tree is beautiful all by itself, even before it produces fig flowers that later turn into figs.

figueira

noun (fruit tree)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Jim cultivou uma figueira em sua estufa.
Jim grew a fig in his greenhouse.

figueira-de-bengala

noun (variety of Indian tree)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

figueira-do-inferno

noun (flowering plant) (Botânica)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

folha de figueira

noun (leaf of a fig tree)

A real fig leaf would be too itchy to wear.

folha de figueira

noun (figurative ([sth] that covers [sth] shameful)

estramônio, figueira-do-inferno, erva-dos-feitiços

noun (US (loco weed: plant with toxic and hallucinogenic effects.) (planta)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
He has written in detail about his experimentation with jimson weed in northern Mexico.

estramônio

noun (plant: jimson) (Datura)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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